On-street parking meter rates would go up from $1.20 per hour to $1.35 in the municipal parking district and from $1.80 to $2 per hour in the campus parking district around the University of Oregon. (SBG)

"This rate adjustment will help recover costs associated with addressing $10 million of deferred maintenance in the downtown parking structures. Parking Services has started work on improvement projects, including replacing two parking garage’s stairs, LED light retrofitting throughout the garages, and a deep cleaning of each garage," the City said in a statement. "Upcoming improvement projects include the addition of a unified wayfinding system throughout parking locations, modernization of garage elevators, the installation of security cameras, recoating of garage deck surfaces and funding of additional Downtown Ambassadors to aid parking customers and create a more welcoming experience."